Immediate release
June 29, 2012
Calista Golf Classic Raises $222,000 For Scholarships
250 Students Received Aid In Spring 2012
(Anchorage, Alaska) – Calista Heritage Foundation, a non-profit Calista Corporation subsidiary, announced today they raised $222,380 at the 13th Annual Calista Golf Classic held on June 20. Since 2006, more than $1.6 million in scholarships have been awarded. Recipients are Calista Corporation Shareholders or Descendants.
Year-to-date, 250 students have received $221,750 in scholarships. A total of 130 of the students call the Calista region home. 100 more are from other areas in Alaska, and 20 of the students live out of state. These students attend a variety of educational centers, from the Yuut Yaqungviat flight school in Bethel, to University of Alaska campuses, and college campuses around the nation.
“The support of Calista, the sponsors and the community is crucial to the future success of our educational programs,” said CHF President Debra Call. “The students we assist today will guide and manage Alaskan companies in the future. It’s wonderful to note that Calista Corporation President/CEO Andrew Guy is a past scholarship recipient and former intern.”
The major 2012 sponsors of the Calista Golf Classic are as follows:
Platinum:
Donlin Gold; Legislative Consultants in Alaska
Diamond:
Science & Engineering Services, Inc.
Gold:
KeyBank
Silver:
ConocoPhillips; Doyon, Ltd; Lynden Inc.; Strata G; Yulista Holding Company
Bronze:
Alaska Growth Capital; CH2M Hill; GCI; Kiewit Infrastructure West Co.; Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC; Nordic-Calista Well; Tunista, Inc.
Other contributors to the annual golf fundraising event were:
Alaska Commercial Company; Alaska Interstate Construction, LLC; Alaska Native Heritage Center; Alaska Pension Services, Ltd.; Alaska Telecom/Futaris; Aleut Corporation; Allure Day Spa & Hair Design; Anchorage Marriott; Andrew Guy; ArXotica; AT&T; AVTEC; Body Renew; Brice, Inc.; Charter College; Chiulista Services, Inc.; Christine Klein; CIRI/Fidelity Charitable; Cook Inlet Tribal Council; Delta Western, Inc.; Doyon Drilling, Inc.; Embassy Suites; Food Services of America; GCI; Girl Scouts of America; Great Originals; Guess & Rudd P.C.; Hillside Pet Clinic; June McAtee; Konica Minolta; KPMG; Marcia Davis; Marriott Hotels & Resorts; Marsh & McLennan Companies; Mayflower Catering; Robertson, Monagle & Eastaugh; Monica James; Moose Run Golf Course; Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC; Municipal Light and Power; Norman Resnick; Princess Cruises; Sis’s Café; Southcentral Foundation; Sramek Hightower; Stoel Rives LLP; Tunista, Inc.; The Wilson Agency; Tikigaq Corp.; U.S. Air Force Reserves; UAA Athletic Department; Udelhoven Companies; Unum; VSP; Yukon Equipment, Inc.
Calista Heritage Foundation was founded in 2010 and now operates the scholarship fund. They recently launched their new website, www.CalistaHeritage.org.
CHF can be reached at (907) 279-5516, (800) 277-5516 outside of Anchorage, or via email at scholarships@calistacorp.com. They are also on Facebook at www.facebook.com/CalistaHeritageFoundation.
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The second largest of the original 13 Alaska Native corporations, Calista Corporation was established under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act of 1971 and represents over 12,000 Shareholders. The Calista region encompasses over 6.5 million acres and includes 56 villages, which are incorporated into 46 individual village corporations. Since inception, Calista has provided more than $3.0 million in scholarships to its Shareholders and Descendants and more than $17.4 million in Shareholder dividends and distributions.
Calista Corporation is the parent company of 15 subsidiaries, providing services ranging from telecommunications and marketing to construction and facility management. Calista can be found on Facebook (www.facebook.com/calistacorp) and Twitter (http://twitter.com/calistacorp).